Okinawa council slams pervert US troops

Mainichi Shimbun, Tuesday 16 January 2001

NAGO, Okinawa—In protest against a recent molestation case by a U.S. serviceman, a municipal assembly on Monday passed a resolution demanding a reduction in the number of the U.S. Marine Corps stationed in Okinawa.

The Nago Municipal Assembly anonymously approved the resolution following the arrest on Jan. 9 of a 21-year-old marine for taking a picture up the skirt of a 16-year-old high school girl on a street in northern Okinawa.

The marine has been accused of forcible indecency for lifting up her skirt before taking a picture with a digital camera, according to police.

The approval of the resolution was made during an extraordinary session of the assembly. In a similar development, the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly is also expected to pass a resolution on Jan. 19 demanding a cut in the U.S. Marine Corps forces to protest the latest molestation case.